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24 Nov 2016 · 2:04 PM · Division 4

Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2016

Third Reading - Pass the bill
Official title
Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

Third reading agreed to

Aye
36
No
33
Not recorded voting
6

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.

What was decided

The majority agreed to pass the bill, which means the bill will now become law. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a third time.

What does the bill do?

The bill was introduced to increase the rate of the passenger movement charge (PMC) from $55 to $60. The PMC:

is a tax imposed on a passenger departing from Australia and is collected by airlines and shipping companies at the time of the passenger’s purchase of their ticket.

Read more in the bills digest.

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Policies this vote counts towards

How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
36
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party022
Liberal Party200
Australian Greens08
National Party40
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
Liberal National Party20
Nick Xenophon Team20
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party10
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Liberal Democratic Party01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 36

No · 33

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